" I want to hear all about it, but could you possibly let me get up and breathe a bit?"Lee opened her mouth for an indignant remark before catching th... twinkle in her girl friend's eyes. She jumped up and helped Barb to her feet. Locking the front door, the pair went upstairs to their apartment on the second floor of the restored Victorian townhouse. They settled on to the couch. Lee drew her legs up under her and began."Well, Professor K., as they call him, called the roll, noting everyone on. “It’s easy to lay everything at Threnody’s feet, but there are people in Ferrari who are very invested in the behavior of the royal family. And there are Stones who would see such an arrangement as exploitive and consider you an enemy for it.”Nick kissed the top of her head. “I’m not sure I know who you’re talking about, but my grasp of family politics is still pretty raw. Are any of the people you’re talking about scarier than Threnody?”“No,” Verity chuckled. “But, I’m not sure you understand. ..Everything. It was everything I ever dreamed about. Things were going better than I ever could have expected. Now I just had to wait for something to fall apart like it always did. I wasn't going to worry about it though. Nothing was going to ruin this day for me.I finished drying my hair and put on some booty shorts before heading out to the kitchen, where Dad was making breakfast. He was standing in front of the stove making French toast wearing just a pair of black sweat pants. I came up. There must be some way I can get out of it. I thought of going to the Police, but I thought about what would happen if that email got out, especially to my ex-wife. I'd never see my k**s again. A dark realisation came over me. I'd have to play along. At least for the time being.I sat in a state of bemusement for a good couple of hours until eventually my phone beeped. It was a text message.Here is your first stockings/panties/plug check. Send a photo back within 2 minutes or there will be.